Parent/Teacher Conference Tips www.withinreachlearningcenter.com Many of you have parent/teacher conferences coming up. Like fame, parent-teacher meetings can be fleeting. To make the most of your 15 minutes check out some of these tips: ************************************************* Before the Conference: Ask your child if there is anything that he/she wants you to talk about with his teacher. Ask your […]

Within Reach Learning Center has some pretty fantastic students to recognize this month for our August Students of the Month! All of our students are hard workers and have great attitudes but these two students really stood out. Please help us congratulate our two Students of the Month… Ricardo and Olivia! Ricardo (Reading) – Rodrigo […]

Does your child think books are boring? At Within Reach Learning Center we understand that some kids do think that books are just not interesting. Fortunately, this is an easy fix – just find the right book to hook your child into reading. If the act of reading is boring to your child, find ways […]

We all want our kids to become great readers. A fantastic way to help them achieve this is to read aloud to them. Reading to your children improves their comprehension, models fluent reading for them, and is a great way to spend quality time together. Here are some books that Within Reach Learning Center thinks are excellent […]

Summer break may still be a few months away but it’s never to early to start planning those daily activities. The challenge is finding activities that aren’t completely mindless. What better activity to do with them than a fun science experiment? Your afternoons are guaranteed to be tons of fun and educational with these […]

This month at Within Reach Learning Center we did something a little different to choose our Students of the Month. All students participated in our READO and MATHO activity. At the beginning of the month each student received a READO and/or MATHO paper – a sheet of 25 activities to complete. The sheets had fun activities for […]

At Within Reach Learning Center we are gearing up for some St. Patty’s Day fun this week! Here are a few ideas that you can use at home to have some Irish fun of your own… Make a leprechaun trap! Those sneaky little leprechauns are always causing mischief. Help your kids make a trap to catch those […]

Learning can and should be fun! This is our philosophy at Within Reach Learning Center as well the premise of the new book Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less. The book emphasizes the importance of enjoying time spent with your child and […]

For my birthday last week, I decided I wanted to do something totally different. I wanted to give this year instead of receive! I decided to do 32 Acts of Kindness! I have to say, it was the BEST way to spend my birthday. It was such a fun and emotional week. Each act of […]

Are you up for a challenge? At Within Reach Learning Center we focus on learning through a fun environment. We have math classes, reading classes, and writing classes all taught with kids having fun! In addition to learning, we love happy, loving, healthy families! I saw this 30 day challenge for moms, and I thought […]